The Denver Art Museum has published a feature titled "What We’ve Been Up To: Landscape," showcasing a selection of recent photographic acquisitions focused on the American landscape. The featured works span from the late 19th century to the present, including images by Steve Fitch, Henry Wessel, Jr., Yamamoto Masao, Marion Post Wolcott, William Henry Jackson, John Ganis, Terri Weifenbach, Christina Fernandez, Linda Connor, and Patrick Nagatani. The photographs document diverse terrains—from New Mexico and Colorado to New Jersey and Hawai'i—and employ a range of processes, from albumen and gelatin silver prints to inkjet and pigment prints.
This article matters because it highlights how a major encyclopedic museum continues to build its photography collection with an emphasis on landscape as both a historical and contemporary subject. The acquisitions, funded by donors such as Larry Rothman and the Photography Acquisitions Alliance, reflect institutional priorities in preserving and expanding visual narratives of place, environment, and human impact. For art audiences, the feature offers insight into curatorial direction and the evolving definition of landscape photography in museum contexts.